Restore and protect opinions

[H. Swanson]

I bought Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 to try on my 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe 2.0Ts, which both dilute per the used oil analysis so I think it'll be an interesting test. However, the dilution could just be the engine design...we shall see.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I wish there was a new thread every day answering if Valvoline Restore and Protect or HPL does anything significant.

Define significant.

If you mean significantly different performance, there’s usually at least one HPL thread per week where people have gone significantly further than the shelf oils with used oil analysis that show the oil has performed well. Usually 2-3x longer than they’ve ever gone before; there’s more than a few that have gone over 30k miles. That’s pretty significant in my book.

I haven’t seen anything significant on the Valvoline Restore and Protect front other than the amount of threads it has generated, without showing anything extraordinary.

 

[53' Stude]

Valvoline R & P


Cheap Premium Blue Restore?

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Not even Adexos Approved but good for LSPI, etc. me no like. NOWCK probably 14%+

 

[buster]

I asked them what Noack was out of curiosity. No reply yet. Just guessing but I think it would be around 8-10%, which is what their past 5w30's were.

 

[02zx9r rev2]

Makes sense. I think people are expecting this product to act like a flush when it's not designed to work that way at all.

I’m using the Valvoline Restore and Protect as a poor mans HPL if you will.

With me doing 5K ish mile oil changes, I can’t justify the higher cost of HPL. Im hoping this is a cheaper way to get results along the lines of like HPL, but probably not anywhere near what hpl oil can do

 

[Reloader59]

Overhyped to me.

 

[MrBaumTastic]

Put Valvoline Restore and Protect in 2019 Sonata 2.4 I just bought. It had 23K miles on it and recent oil change. I Immediately swapped in Valvoline Restore and Protect.
2K miles later not a single drop of oil consumed. I don't have any history on the car prior other than servicing intervals, so prior consumption is unknown.

Having had a 2017 Sonata bought at 25k miles, that car is very likely not burning oil... Yet. Mine didn't start until around 55k. It's fine to use Valvoline Restore and Protect this early, I would do the same, but temper your expectations.

 

[PWMDMD]

I'm using it now, not because I think it's the second coming of motor oil, but because I have to use something so why not? I don't expect future used oil analysis will be any different than previous ones, and life goes on.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I'm using it now, not because I think it's the second coming of motor oil, but because I have to use something so why not? I don't expect future used oil analysis will be any different than previous ones, and life goes on.

Is this an “oil is oil” post?

 

[PWMDMD]

Is this an “oil is oil” post?

It's a there is no magical oil made from unicorn tears post.

 

[busdriver]

I'm running it in my 280,000 mile Accord.... Realistically, I will probably never know if it did anything....

 

[Jeep_Riot]

I used to come here only for Fram and thin/thick oil threads. Now I come here for Restore and Protect threads too.

 

[hrv]

I'm running it in my 280,000 mile Accord.... Realistically, I will probably never know if it did anything....

My 07 had 386000 on the 2.4 when I traded it in... No oli additive ever .. Just used Mobil 1 and a Fram 7317 oil filter....changed oil and filter about every 7000 miles....

 

[02zx9r rev2]

I used to come here only for Fram and thin/thick oil threads. Now I come here for Restore and Protect threads too.

Think people are blowing this way out of proportion. Give it a chance to see If it does do what it claims Is t just came out

 

[buster]

Based on anecdotal evidence, reviews I'm seeing on FB etc are mostly all postive.

As far as it being overhyped, not really IMO. Removing piston deposits is no easy task. Sure if you're using a high-quality oil to begin with stay with it.

 

[KnappAttak]

I have it in our 2018 Audi Q7 with the 3.0t in it that had consumed a Qt of oil in just 400 miles after we bought it with 84K miles on it.

I did a Berryman's B12 piston soak, a BG EPR flush and changed to the Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 1300 miles ago. It hasn't used any oil since that point, I believe the piston soak did the most to free up the oil control rings, but these low tension ring engines are going to need something like Valvoline Restore and Protect to keep the rings free and pistons clean & free of carbon in the ring land of the oil control rings.

Looking at the filter media after the soak and the BG EPR flush shows lots of carbon captured in the filter media. I'm going to pull the filter at 1500 miles on this oil and see if there is any more carbon in it. Typically I'd be using Mobil 1 0W-40 in our Euro vehicles. Dont like using a 5w30 thats not Euro rated, but what are you going to do to clean up the pistons otherwise. I'm told the 2018 Q7 is fine and actually recommends using 5w30 in it anyway, so I figure it should be fine if keeping the interval down to 5K miles or below. I'll do an oil analysis on the next change to Valvoline Restore and Protect, this fist batch I'll dump at 3K miles.

I'm hoping they come with a Euro spec in 0-40 or 5-40 weight soon in the Valvoline Restore and Protect.

 

[irollo]

Define significant.

If you mean significantly different performance, there’s usually at least one HPL thread per week where people have gone significantly further than the shelf oils with used oil analysis that show the oil has performed well. Usually 2-3x longer than they’ve ever gone before; there’s more than a few that have gone over 30k miles. That’s pretty significant in my book.

I haven’t seen anything significant on the Valvoline Restore and Protect front other than the amount of threads it has generated, without showing anything extraordinary.

Significant cleaning, apologies for the vagueness. With this being probably the most trafficked oil website you would think there would be plenty of hobbyists who would like to show and tell the insides of their engines after using either. I've looked around on here but forum search engines being what they are not much has shown up as far as pictures.

 

[SubieRubyRoo]

I have it in our 2018 Audi Q7 with the 3.0t in it that had consumed a Qt of oil in just 400 miles after we bought it with 84K miles on it.

I did a Berryman's B12 piston soak, a BG EPR flush and changed to the Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 1300 miles ago. It hasn't used any oil since that point, I believe the piston soak did the most to free up the oil control rings, but these low tension ring engines are going to need something like Valvoline Restore and Protect to keep the rings free and pistons clean & free of carbon in the ring land of the oil control rings.

Looking at the filter media after the soak and the BG EPR flush shows lots of carbon captured in the filter media. I'm going to pull the filter at 1500 miles on this oil and see if there is any more carbon in it. Typically I'd be using Mobil 1 0W-40 in our Euro vehicles. Dont like using a 5w30 thats not Euro rated, but what are you going to do to clean up the pistons otherwise. I'm told the 2018 Q7 is fine and actually recommends using 5w30 in it anyway, so I figure it should be fine if keeping the interval down to 5K miles or below. I'll do an oil analysis on the next change to Valvoline Restore and Protect, this fist batch I'll dump at 3K miles.

I'm hoping they come with a Euro spec in 0-40 or 5-40 weight soon in the Valvoline Restore and Protect.

HPL has several Euro 0&5w40 offerings that would do the trick

 

[MrBaumTastic]

I have it in our 2018 Audi Q7 with the 3.0t in it that had consumed a Qt of oil in just 400 miles after we bought it with 84K miles on it.

I did a Berryman's B12 piston soak, a BG EPR flush and changed to the Valvoline Restore and Protect 5w30 1300 miles ago. It hasn't used any oil since that point, I believe the piston soak did the most to free up the oil control rings, but these low tension ring engines are going to need something like Valvoline Restore and Protect to keep the rings free and pistons clean & free of carbon in the ring land of the oil control rings.

Looking at the filter media after the soak and the BG EPR flush shows lots of carbon captured in the filter media. I'm going to pull the filter at 1500 miles on this oil and see if there is any more carbon in it. Typically I'd be using Mobil 1 0W-40 in our Euro vehicles. Dont like using a 5w30 thats not Euro rated, but what are you going to do to clean up the pistons otherwise. I'm told the 2018 Q7 is fine and actually recommends using 5w30 in it anyway, so I figure it should be fine if keeping the interval down to 5K miles or below. I'll do an oil analysis on the next change to Valvoline Restore and Protect, this fist batch I'll dump at 3K miles.

I'm hoping they come with a Euro spec in 0-40 or 5-40 weight soon in the Valvoline Restore and Protect.

That's very similar to the process I want to do on my 2019 Kia Sportage with 108k, bought used with 98k.

Burns a quart between 500-1000 miles, I changed the oil about 3k miles ago, doing a flush with BGEPR and cleaning the intake with CRC. That's when I switched to the Valvoline Restore and Protect.

It still burns the same amount so my plan was to do the piston soak, and use another round of BG EPR with the 44k fuel system cleaner, another shot of CRC and hope for the best.

 

[loneryder]

i use this stuff extensively. it has been part of the help to stop 1 of my accords from burning oil completely and the other has been slowing down considerably and reduced smoking. i like to couple this stuff with HPL Engine Cleaner 30. the ultimate cleaning setup.

You are mixing 2 different technologies together with unknown results or how will they play together.